Document Type
Report
Publication Date
12-13-2013
Series Title
Arkansas Education Report
Series Number
Volume 10, Issue 1
Keywords
Educational performance
Abstract
The GPA measure, we believe, is a better representation of student achievement on statewide standardized exams. In this report, we are presenting a list of the top 25 schools in each area. In some cases, these "top 25 lists" will contain more than 25 schools as some schools' GPA scores will be identical. This is not a new phenomenon, as we also exceeded 25 schools in previous reports when using the percent proficient and advanced metric as an indicator for student achievement; however, there are fewer ties using the more precise GPA measure.
After we present our overall snapshot of high-performing schools, we will release subsequent reports every few weeks focusing on different subsets of schools. For example, in section two of the OEP Awards AER, we will feature schools that are beating the odds (that is, schools that have high levels of student achievement while serving a high percentage of low-income students). In the following weeks, we will focus on high-performing elementary schools, middle schools, and high schools in the various regions across the state. Finally, we will conclude our report by focusing on the schools with the greatest improvement in test scores.
Citation
DeBerg, V. R., Burks, S. M., Walkling, P., & Ritter, G. W. (2013). Outstanding Educational Performance Awards: Highlighting High-Achieving Arkansas Schools, 2013. Arkansas Education Reports. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/oepreport/31
